Nashville vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$6864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	82
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	689K	449K

The cost of living in Nashville is 35% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 924th and 13th ($2477 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 3rd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 281st and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Zurich

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	Nashville	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$24322

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171